Taking children abroad without father

[Mumof2loves]

Hi everyone I'm so confused and getting different advice off everyone.
Me and my children's father aren't together anymore and I'm taking them abroad in July, they do not have my last name and I've been told I will get stopped at passport check in?
My partner is no longer in there life anymore so I can't get written consent from him to take them abroad (although he already knows I'm taking them and was fine with it)
Am I going to get stopped in at check in?

People have said to take their birth certificates to prove I'm their mother?
This is something I didn't think would be a problem!
Thanks in advance!!

I believe this is something that varies considerably from country to country. Which country are you going to?

My advice would be to take birth certificate with you to prove they are your children.
After that, you have parental responsibility so I can’t see an issue.

Btw my dcs have my surname but we have different passports so we have been asked the question at passport control. The idea is basically that they are checking the children are travelling with the right person and aren’t abducted by whoever.

I took my kids BCs and the guy on the desk asked my daughter ‘who is this?’ about me

Had no issues at all though and can’t remember if they even looked at the little script their dad had written for us.

Why can't you get consent if he knows they are going? Take birth certificates. Some people get stopped coming back to the UK rather than in the way out.

I'm going to the Canary Islands Fueterventura

Yeah I agree they should definitely question because off abduction! It's just confused me as I've only just recently heard of them doing it🤦🏼‍♀️ so threw me into panic mode!

Thank you!

@dementedpixie It was booked before Christmas and he knew then. But since Christmas he hasn't been in they're life. So he knew about the holiday

@Minniemousejammies Really? That's crazy!🤔 Thank you! I'm just going to have to take the birth certificates!

I've taken DD to Lanzarote, Cyprus and Ibiza. Only asked once about what out relationship was, but I had her birth certificate in case.

Oh yes I’ve had that question a few times too but the dcs explaining yes I was their mum has always been enough. Some countries are a bit more ‘touchy’ than others though.

@confusedandemployed Oh good! Puts me at ease 🙈

Fly fairly frequently without DH. Only had a slight issue once, at Gatwick on way into UK. Was advised to carry a letter from DH saying he was aware. Now the girls do get questions confirming they are who the passport says, but that's normal whether they are with one parent or two.

@MadAboutWands I'm just hoping I don't get questioned in the other countries airport they're always quite intimidating 😩😂

@Aroundtheworldin80moves oooh good, I'm just hoping the birth certificates will be enough as I don't think I could get a letter off consent!😕
Thank you